Intel Pentium G3420 vs AMD Sempron 150

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3420 and AMD Sempron 150 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G3420

AMD Sempron 150

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1759 vs 1117
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1949 vs 597

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs December 2010
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759 vs 1117
PassMark - CPU mark	1949 vs 597

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 150

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 53 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1683 vs 653
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1576 vs 1221

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 53 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1683 vs 653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1576 vs 1221

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3420
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

1117

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1949

597

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

653

1683

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1221

1576

Name	Intel Pentium G3420	AMD Sempron 150
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759	1117
PassMark - CPU mark	1949	597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	653	1683
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1221	1576
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	61.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.386
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3053

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3420	AMD Sempron 150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sargas
Launch date	September 2013	December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$252	$73
Place in performance rating	1870	1852
Price now	$109.99	$44.95
Processor Number	G3420
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	9.12	4.62
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	234 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)